£2,000 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
£2,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
Buy-in
£2,000
Entries
37
Level
15
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
1,500
High Roller Final Kick-Off Imminent!
With stars such as Antonio Esfandiairi and Chris Moorman at the felt as well as David Tuchman and Parker 'tonkaaaa' Talbot on commentary, the £2,000 High Roller at the 888Poker London Live Festival is about to start!
Play is scheduled to begin at 3pm local time, with commentary provided on the delayed stream (30 minute delay).
Will British poker heroes such as Chris Moorman and Tom Middleton (who each have 395,000 chips) prosper? Will The Magician pull a few tricks out of the hat to win? The first question is which six of the remaining nine will cash, because three players are about to depart for nothing but memories.
Eric Le Goff (444,000, pictured) leads the field, but Luke Hayward is but a three-bet behind. Both men will be desperate to establish control from the off.
Let's get the High Roller action on!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
444,000 | |
|
436,000 | |
|
425,000 | |
|
395,000 | |
|
395,000 | |
|
287,000 | |
|
186,000 | |
|
154,000 | |
|
93,000 |
Heidorn Aiming High
German pro Robert Heidorn finished Day 1 very strongly and after eliminating Kara Scot in 11th place, went into play today third in chips.
"I finished well, and hopefully making the money (top six players) will be a minimum, providing there's no major clash between players in the top five."
Heidorn is humble yet hopeful about his chances, although he's not a fan of his table position.
"I'm sat between Chris Moorman and Tom Middleton, so it's pretty tough, but I will do my best. I'm looking forward to it."
Play is under way and will be live on the stream within 30 minutes.
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Delay to Kick-Off
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Players were in their seats a little later than expected, so there has been a slight delay to proceedings. This means the live stream will be up and running in around 10 minutes time.
Stay tuned, because with the stack-sizes dictating some lively play and no-one cashing until sixth place, there are going to be fireworks.
Jamie Roberts Eliminated in 9th Place by Chris Moorman
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Matas Cimbolas made it 13,000 and after Chris Moorman called, Jamie Roberts shipped his 91,000 stack into the middle and only Moorman made the call.
Roberts held 
and would need to hold against the Team 888Poker Pro's 
. The flop of 
sent Roberts home without cashing and just like that, we're down to eight. Two more will leave before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
493,000 | 98,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Jason Ross Eliminated in 8th Place be Eric Le Goff
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Jason Ross got his final chips into the middle for just under 200,000 and was called by Eric Le Goff.
Ross: 
Le Goff: 
The cruel board flopped three spades, before a brick on the turn preceded a final death knell of a spade on the river for Ross, who leaves in 8th place.
We are on the money bubble. The next player out will receive nothing. 6th place will win £5,100.
Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Matas Cimbolas Eliminated in 7th Place by Tom Middleton
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Lithuanian pro Matas Cimbolas has bubbled the High Roller after being eliminated by Tom Middleton in a first hour of play that has been akin to riding on a runaway rollercoaster.
Cimbolas got his last 158,000 into the middle with pocket sixes and was called by Tom Middleton's 
who held with ease to eliminate the last player to finish outside the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
597,000 | 202,000 |
|
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Busted |